Learn a creative craft at Derryaun Crafts in the idyllic surroundings of County Mayo on the West Coast of Ireland.

Sheefry House, Derryaun is a tastefully restored, stone-built farm cottage in an idyllic rural setting only 9 miles south of the thriving town of Westport, Co Mayo surrounded by the Partry and Sheefry Mountains and Croagh Patrick, Ireland's 'Holy Mountain'.

Enrich your visit to Ireland by learning more about crafts new and old.

Come and spend a day or two learning a new craft; we have a wide selection for you to choose from. You need no previous knowledge - just an interest in learning more about old and not so old country crafts. We are open all year round; if you would like to book a course, a 50% non-refundable deposit is required, but your booking can be transferred to another workshop or someone else. Price includes use of our facilities and some basic materials. We sell many items of equipment to inspire you to have a go at home.

At Derryaun Crafts you can learn;
Jewellery making, wire and copper work, felt making and lots more, click on timetable to find out more.

You are welcome to visit Derryaun Crafts anytime, but please phone first to make an appointment

workshops at a glance...

click on timetable for full details

Friday 21st June - Basic Traditional Wet Felting

Friday 12th July - Traditional Wet Felting – Hollow Seamless Form.

Thursday 25th July - Felty, Beady Jewellery - Combined Wire, Fibre and Bead Workshop.

Friday 16th August - Viking Knit – an ancient technique for creating a wire rope.

Thursday 29th and Friday 30th August – 2 day Basket Weaving Workshop with Joe Hogan

'LEGENDS'

  New work by Suzie Sullivan

Available as A3 Poster, Greetings cards and limited prints.

I would like to introduce my new online shopping gallery, where you can purchase one off textile and jewellery pieces, prints, greetings cards etc. click on gallery to find out more.....

Textile Art Works by Suzie Sullivan

I have a collection of framed textile art originals that can be viewed in my studio Gallery and The Greenway Artists Initiative Gallery, Newport. Limited edition prints are available from my studio and High Tide, James Street, Westport. Medium; hand dyed wool felt and silk paper. Please contact me for further details. Click on Gallery page for more images and stockists of my work.

  New sculptural work using bog wood, drift wood, woven rafia and lampworked glass.

Available from Liberties at Home, The Quay, Westport and Glass Design Studio, Spiddal Craft Village.

      
I have also been busy making glass beads, this is the process…..Using a propane and oxygen torch a glass rod is heated to a molten state and then wrapped around a steel mandrel. By rotating the mandrel gravity forms a round bead. Surface decoration is then applied using coloured glass. When the bead is completed it is put in a kiln to anneal – this is an essential part of the process to make the bead strong and durable. Each bead is unique and a work of art in its own right.